Born on May 27

An iconic figure of the American West, James Butler Hickok was in turn a Union scout, a Kansas lawman, a professional gambler, and a stage performer. A renowned gunfighter, he became a living legend before being shot in the back in 1876.

Jeanne Charcot, née Hugo (1869–1941), was the granddaughter of Victor Hugo and first wife of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot. She moved in the literary and social circles of Parisian Belle Époque society, though she was not an explorer herself.

French writer and physician, author of *Journey to the End of the Night* (1932), a novel that revolutionized prose through its spoken style and use of slang. His major work is now overshadowed by his antisemitic pamphlets and his collaboration during the Occupation.

Donna Strickland is a Canadian physicist and pioneer in the field of ultra-intense lasers. In 1985, she co-developed with Gérard Mourou the technique of chirped pulse amplification (CPA), revolutionizing laser physics. In 2018, she received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming only the third woman ever to receive this distinction.